Navy Planning SME

Role overview Serve as the planning subject matter expert on a large enterprise resource planning transformation for a U.S. Navy organization. You’ll connect project teams with Navy business stakeholders, translating operational planning needs into system requirements and helping ensure the resulting solution supports real-world supply, maintenance, and operational work.

Responsibilities - Advise project teams and Navy leaders on planning processes and act as a primary point of contact for planning-related stakeholder needs. - Translate current planning, forecasting, and supply-chain processes into requirements for the new enterprise system. - Facilitate workshops and reviews to validate requirements, demonstrate system capabilities, and build agreement among stakeholders. - Review functional designs to confirm they reflect operational needs. - Support process improvement and adoption of more effective practices enabled by the new system. - Develop business-focused test scenarios and support user acceptance testing, while helping technical and business teams resolve differences.

Requirements - Direct experience in the U.S. Navy or supporting Navy logistics and planning, with substantial knowledge of supply-chain, maintenance, and material-planning processes. - Familiarity with Navy terminology, regulations, and organizational structures. - A bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business administration, or a related field plus 5–7 years of relevant experience; alternatively, 7–10 years of relevant experience without a degree. Relevant Navy military service may count toward experience. - Ability to analyze, document, and explain complex business processes. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence decisions across technical and business groups. - U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance based on a Tier 3 investigation.

Nice to have Experience in process redesign, large ERP or business transformation projects, Navy logistics or maintenance systems, or supply-chain planning functionality in SAP S/4HANA. Relevant supply-chain, logistics, or defense acquisition certification is also useful.

Benefits and work setup The listed annual salary range is $110,000–$140,000. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k), bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.